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Indian law protecting places of worship faces judicial review amid growing clamour over mosques. A slew of petitions have been filed against the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 ...
NEW DELHI — Following a knock at his front door, an Indian scholar greeted two unidentified visitors and was shot in the head and the chest, becoming the third critic of religious superstition ...
It's not ideal, but it's home. Members of an Indian religious sect are seeking to build a worship center on a 19-acre plot off Pension Road in Old Bridge. But efforts to secure permission from the ...
For many Indians, the high importance of religion is reflected in religious practices centered at home. Roughly eight-in-ten Indian adults (81%) have an altar, shrine or religious symbol in their home ...
Indians Worship Stone 'Monkey' By ABC News. May 15, 2001, 7:12 AM. B A N G A L O R E, India, May 15 -- Hundreds of people in the southern stateof Karnataka have begun worshipping a huge rock that ...
NEW DELHI – Indian police are investigating the weekend murder of a scholar who was known for his outspoken criticism of idol worship and religious superstition. The shooting of M.M. Kalburgi at ...
India Trump fans in India worship president with statues, prayers as government accused of 'hiding' slums behind walls. By Stephen Sorace Fox News. Published February 18, 2020 2:04pm EST. ...
Evidence of Shiva worship is abundant in the ancient Saraswati-Indus civilization also known as the Indus Valley Civilization ...
A well-known Indian scholar and rationalist M.M. Kalburgi from the southern state of Karnataka was shot dead Sunday morning by unidentified assailants, sparking concerns that people who criticize ...
July 3 has long been observed as Saint Thomas Day, commemorating the death of the apostle considered by many to be the patron saint of India. Now it is also celebrated as Indian Christian Day ...